Nymph
by Shygirl
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
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  1. TrentDarko
    Oct 3, 2022
    9
    This is a very outstanding album that is filled with bangers.

    10: Come for Me, Firefly, Coochie (a Bedtime Story), Nike
    9: Shlut, Poison
    8:Woe, Little Bit, Heaven, Honey, Missin U, Wildfire
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    Score: 106
    Rating. 8.8/10
  2. dragonmike
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ”I need somebody who's gonna remind me, what I came for” is the best phrase to describe the feelings while listening to this album. First three singles from this album, ”Firefly”, ”Come For Me” and ”Coochie (a bedtime story)” weren't the best choice for the first three singles, so I was a little scared about the quality of this album, but... unnecessarily.

    Listening to full album is like eating a juicy, sweet, and a little bit sour **** Shygirl is still shy, but at the same time she's a bad **** She's a real nymph there. Album is sensual and sexual, it's penetrating your mind. Even if every single song isn't as amazing as you wish. If I would have to choose best tracks, I would choose ”Nike”, ”Shlut”, ”Poison”, ”Honey” and ”Wildfire”. There's almost half of an album. That's why I rate this 10/10, because I haven't heard a better music album earlier this year.

    This is not the end. I couldn't fail to mention references to 00's music. Even if it's glitch, there are so many connections to the R'n'B from 2000s. Also, there are connections with deep electronic and to dance music from the turn of the 90s and 00s. For example, ”Firefly”, which maybe wasn't the best lead, but it reminds me of ”You're Not Alone” by ATB. ATB's version is a cover of the same-titled song by the British band Olive however, I remember more ATB's, because it's like a deep dive to my childhood, when this song was playing in the radio in my father's car. Shygirl by this album activates my best memories from early 00s. She's not copying one-to-one music from that time, she co-operates with it, she creates a superstructure. She relates to the best EDM tracks without abandoning her concept, without abandoning herself. She's still a queer woman with a big dick energy.

    This album is a real banger. Probably the best of the year. I usually don't rate 10, but ”Nymph” deserves.    … Expand
  3. prncesasrens
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    Genuinely one of my favourite albums this year. Shygirl prices that the future of music is in safe hands with the likes of Sega Bodega and surprisingly BloodPop, who previously flopped with his Chromatica efforts. Some of favourite tracks from the albums have to be Woe, Firely and Heaven.
  4. spontaani
    Apr 14, 2023
    8
    Nymph is a great album with outstanding production. One of the best electronic albums of 2022 for sure. Personal favorites are Woe, Come For Me, Shlut, Coochie (a Bedtime Story), Heaven, Nike & Wildfire.

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Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

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  1. DIY Magazine
    Nov 1, 2022
    80
    Ultimately, ‘Nymph’ is a climax – a culmination of years of experimental foreplay – that puts Shygirl on the map as one of the UK’s freshest voices. It honours the altar at which Shygirl was born, but gently trickles into an adjacent brook, to where we might see her next.
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  2. Resident Advisor
    Nov 1, 2022
    80
    She's a musician adept at using her voice as an instrument, and with it she can convey appealing, addicting hooks. And these strengths are complemented by her crew of reliable producers. ... Even with a roster of collaborators like this, the record occasionally hits a bump when the ambitious, sometimes challenging production doesn't fit her idiosyncratic flow, like on the Sega Bodega-produced "Little Bit." But on the best moments, her vocals mesh seamlessly with off-kilter backing tracks.
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  3. AllMusic
    Oct 12, 2022
    80
    Nymph isn't exactly the type of album full of bangers that one might have previously expected from Shygirl, but it reveals a greater depth to her personality, and it's consistently inventive and awe-inspiring.
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